The Idara
Idara (plural, Idara):
The word translates as “tribe,” “division,” or even “team.”
The Idara were originally a mix of geographical and administrative divisions in the Nexus hierarchy. The names of the Idara were derived from the codenames of first-generation administrators (i.e LA.Verne → LaVerne). By the second/third generations, Nexus members were usually sponsored by, or closely affiliated with, the existing Idara. (This affiliation, similar to adoption, was signified by adding the Idara name with the honorific “kwa” i.e. Tadj Kimmitt kwa Ellenndan.)
Originally, the individual Idara had georgraphical or administrative specialties, i.e. Schmidt in Finance, Chlad in international politics, or LaVerne in western Mexamerica. In time, these specialties faded as each Idara broadened its focus. By the late 2060s, as the Idara were becoming more aware of the need to broaden, promising cadets were sought after by particular Idara, and by the early 2100s there was even a system of recruitment and trading similar to present-day professional sports teams.
By the early 2100s, in most of Nexus space, the Idara functioned as de facto governments, usually under the Umoja model -- i.e. ordinary citizens would contract with a given Idara for services and such.
When interstellar colonization began, most Idara colonized planets that became their Seatworlds -- that is, administrative and cultural headquarters.
Titles
The honorific "Sayyid" was used indiscrimately for members of the Idara, i.e Sayyid Firstname Lastname, Sayyid Firstname, or Sayyid Lastname. A Provost or member of the Imperial Council could be referred to as Firstname Sayyid Lastname.
Inheritance of Names
The inheritance of Idara names was rather haphazard, but there were several principles that received at least lip service.
- The last survivor of an Idara always passed on the Idara name
- The heir to a territory or position passed on the Idara name, unless a survivor takes precedence
- The ranking Idara name is passed on, unless an heir or survivor takes precedence
- Idara names can be passed on to non-adopted Idara only by vote of the Imperial Council